Dr. Newman's research focuses on marketing and public policy issues, primarily within the domains of consumer health, food labeling, and retailing. For his research in this area, he received the 2021 Responsible Research in Marketing Award from the American Marketing Association and EBSCO, as well as the 2018 Emerging Scholar from AMA's Marketing & Society Special Interest Group. Before that, he received the Brenda Derby Memorial Award for his marketing and policy research as a doctoral student. The Ole Miss Business School has twice honored him with the Outstanding Publication of the Year Award, and twice named him the Outstanding Junior Researcher of the Year.